A Start in Life · Character
Cardot
Oscar's elderly uncle, a retired merchant whose dry tongue and sharp judgments make him both a benefactor to be courted and a critic to be feared.
supporting
Also known as Uncle Cardot, old Cardot, Old Cardot, uncle Cardot, Monsieur Jean Jérôme Séverin Cardot, Monsieur Cardot, Père Cardot
First appearance: a start in life
As a supporting figure in A Start in Life, Cardot is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
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Old Cardot belongs to the solid bourgeois world of retired trade, a man whose money and connections give him quiet authority over his nephew's prospects. He is generous when it suits him but never sentimental, and his…
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Relationship types
- Professional
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Magistrate and Performers
- Protagonist
- Passengers and Artists
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- Oscar Husson
professional · ambivalent
Cardot is a notary who employs Oscar briefly, treating him with stern professionalism. How this plays out →
- Madame Clapart
social · ambivalent
- Oscar Husson
professional · ambivalent
Cardot is a notary who employs Oscar briefly, treating him with stern professionalism. How this plays out →
- Madame Clapart
social · ambivalent
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